You probably know that I'm a bit of a magpie when it comes to choosing beauty products and the first thing I'm attracted to is how they look - I like chic and luxurious packaging that'll look great on the shelf or in my make-up bag. So, you'll understand my struggle when I was offered… Continue reading [AD – Gifted & Affiliate Links] O’Keeffe’s Skincare Solutions
So when you all started talking about Christmas and other bloggers started writing their gift guides back in September I was telling myself it was way to early. So I waited till after Halloween, then I waited until after my daughter's birthday at the end of November and then I got to the week before… Continue reading Last minute Christmas gift ideas for her
Armand Roger & Charles Gallet established a perfumery in 1862 - so I figure that this is a brand that knows a lot about what makes good perfume! There's more about the history stuff here but I really just wanted to tell you a bit about a couple of their products that I tried recently.… Continue reading Roger & Gallet at Christmas
This month's empties list has got some really great products on it - why not check them out! 1. DHC Resveratrol Essence This was one-third of this gorgeous set from DHC and such a great moisture booster - it's £43.00 here. 2. Dermalogica Conditioning Body Wash I felt really pampered using this body wash as well as… Continue reading Empties – November 2015
I was just trying out a couple of products from Woods of Windsor recently and noticed the date below the logo - 1770! My first thoughts were "Wow!" that was a long time ago (245 years) and then I started to wonder about what was going on in the world back then. So I took… Continue reading Brand Focus – Woods of Windsor
This year's Pegasus Healthy Beauty Forum saw the unveiling of Weleda's newest range. It also saw the introduction of 14 new launches from beauty brands including Avene, Trilogy, Dr Organic and Manuka Doctor. There was also an Insights Forum with industry expert speakers. Sadly I had to miss this session due to the day job but was… Continue reading Pegasus Healthy Beauty Forum
Time to catch you up with what I've been using up this month. Seem to have got through quite a few favourites which is always an achievement for a beauty blogger! Epoch Baobab Body Butter This is a super-rich body butter that I used each day and night till it was all gone. I used… Continue reading Empties – July 2015
What nicer way can you think of to spend the evening than to spend an evening in gorgeous surroundings meeting fabulous new blogger friends over dinner and champagne? Oh yes -you can get the chance to try out classic fragrances and new launches at the same time! On Wednesday evening I was invited to a… Continue reading Discovering new fragrances and new friends
Leader Bare Bar As I sit down to start drafting this month's empties post there are 3 disparate items in a little huddle next to my laptop begging to be included in my empties. Each is interesting in their own right but which to write about first. Well, I guess the most remarkable of the… Continue reading Empties – October 2014
Yesterday I found that I'd run out of body lotion - how could this be? No matter how much I rummaged in the bathroom cupboard and in my stash of beauty products all I could come up with was one measly sachet! This was really a crisis as pay day isn't until next Monday but I… Continue reading Little Lunch Time Bargain – Grace Cole Warm Vanilla & Fig Spa Escape
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